The Board has determined that the veteran's death was caused by toxic hepatitis with cardiac failure, which is considered a result of his service. The claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows the veteran developed hepatitis as a result of exposure to blood products in his duties as a surgical technician during combat; the disease was incurred as a result of active service and consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service.
- Claimed conditions
- Toxic hepatitis, Cardiac failure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0434299
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